Etymology

inviolate

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Today it means: Not violated; free from violation or hurt of any kind; secure against violation or impairment. Full definition →

Middle English inviolat, inviolate ← Latin inviolātus
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The story

  1. Latin · derived frominviolātus
  2. Middle English · inherited frominviolat, inviolate
  3. English todayinviolate

From Middle English inviolat, inviolate, from Latin inviolātus. By surface analysis, in- (“not”) + violate (adjective).

Words from the same roots

Latininviolātus all →

unviolate

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